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Tens of Thousands Displaced By Floods
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, September 19, 2007
t least 50 villages in Benin have been destroyed by floods, an aid group there ... more
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SAT3 Connects
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, September 19, 2007
ogo and Benin can now boast of a telecommunications link between following the launch of a fibre optic cable linking the two ... more
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Botswana, Benin to implement agreement
Topix - Tuesday, September 18, 2007
p> Botswana and Benin have committed themselves to implement the agreement they signed in 1993. via Latest News by the Government ... more
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Global access
Topix - Sunday, September 16, 2007
p> Printer friendly page Send this article to Friends by E-Mail Tamil Nadu The Hindu Group: Home via The Hindu ... more
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On visit to native Benin, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angelique Kidjo...
Topix - Friday, September 14, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"It is because I have been educated that I was able to make my dreams come true and become a singer. If I can do it, you can do it too." Full of energy and passion Angelique Kijdo, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, has just finished a visit... more
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NIGERIA : Premier League Teams Set to Meet Next Month
Topix - Friday, September 14, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We are working on that so by the time it is fine-tuned we'll get to the teams. We'll like to give them some notice to enable them prepare well" As the dates for the final play offs of the Africa Clubs Championships for men and women... more
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Videoconferencing aids mediation
Topix - Thursday, September 13, 2007
p> Mediators of Madurai Bench held talks with a lawyer in Benin MADURAI: For the first time in the State, the Madurai Chapter of the Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre on Thursday utilised ... via The Hindu ... more
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Benin diva Kidjo lulls girls into school with song
Topix - Thursday, September 13, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"My mother had said I was going to earn money, but after two years I had earned nothing. They used to beat me" Belting out her "Lost Children" anthem against child exploitation, Benin pop diva Angelique Kidjo launched a campaign this week to get thousands of... more
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Benin's fans get rowdy at the Togo-Benin match
Global Voices Online - Wednesday, September 12, 2007
p>Togo played Benin in Cotonu this Sunday, the fifth day of qualifying matches for the 2008 Africa cup. Benin won (4-1), but not before their supporters engaged in what Togo-iTunes calls “gratuitous violence” (Fr). Togo-iTunes has photographs of the match and the... more
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Benin: Let's open ourselves to China.
Global Voices Online - Wednesday, September 12, 2007
p> China 's new focus on investing in Africa has been well documented . However, Eloi Goutchili thinks that Africa should also embrace the Chinese influence on culture (Fr). Goutchili advocates the practical application of Senghor's theory: the need for Africa to open itself to the whole... more
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Where the Catholic press thrives
Topix - Tuesday, September 11, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Whenever there is a major national event, people expect a message from the church." A little smaller than the state of Pennsylvania, the country of Benin lies on the coast of West Africa sandwiched between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east. via... more
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Unicef Envoy Angélique Kidjo Spotlights Rights of Children
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, September 11, 2007
he singer and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo is touring her home country of Benin this week to raise awareness about the rights of children, spotlighting the importance of education and protection from exploitation and ... more
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U.S.-Based Charity Sends Unused Medical Supplies to Africa
Topix - Sunday, September 09, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We are not just sending supplies but we're also investing with the governments of the countries where we're working ... in a broader effort to improve the health care system." Early in 2007, a young boy at the Hubert Maga Hospital in Cotonou, Benin, with a... more
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NIGERIA : First Bank, Dolphins move into close camp
Topix - Friday, September 07, 2007
p> The two clubs that will represent Nigeria at the FIBA Africa Zone-3 elimination billed for Cotonou, Republic of Benin next month, First Bank and Dolphins basketball clubs have intensify their training ahead the ... via Basketball in Africa ... more
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Environment
Topix - Thursday, September 06, 2007
p> Benin's former minister for environment, housing and urban planning, Luc-Marie Gnacadja has been appointed Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and Soil Degradation, official ... via Panapress ... more
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Pins, needles and a voodoo doll called Phuthuma
Topix - Wednesday, September 05, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We have said to [the Benin government] they are acting outside the provisions of the licence, they are acting outside local law and they are acting outside international law." What do you do for money if you're a struggling African country, with an underdeveloped economy, depending... more
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New shipping service to boost West Africa-Asia trade
Topix - Monday, September 03, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Trade between Africa and Asia is very strong at present and we see the new service as an opportunity to further grow our business in partnership with our customers." Multi-trade shipping line and Africa specialist Safmarine says the introduction of a second direct weekly shipping service... more
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Producing traditional music in Benin
Global Voices Online - Friday, August 31, 2007
p> Benin couleurs posts photos of a Solidarite Internationale project to build a sound studio (Fr) that will produce traditional music. ... more
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Rectify the ``Changement''
Topix - Friday, August 31, 2007
Having been living out of Benin for almost a decade, I had resorted to the idea that the mediocrity which seems to be the prime value of our country would never allow our people to get rid of their misery. Consequently, and certainly by selfishness, I never thought of returning... more
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Nigeria: Telecoms Operator Wins Licence in Benin Republic
Topix - Friday, August 31, 2007
p> BENIN Republic has awarded Nigeria's second national telecoms carrier, Globacom, a licence to provide GSM services there. via AllAfrica.com ... more
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